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OPENING DAY AT LAUREL - Billy Kelly Wins Capital Handicap in a Driving Finish. Syosset and Gold Bond Fail in the Steeplechase Wildair Another Favorite Beaten. . LAUREL, Mil., October 1. The Maryland State Fair offered tin; Capital Handicap as a feature of mi otherwise ordinary card for tlie opening of the fall season of racing at Laurel this afternoon. It furnished a good contest and incidentally enabled Commander .1. K. L. Itoss kooiI racer Itilly Kelly an opportunity of scoring another victory. Itilly Kelly carried 123 pounds, forced a fast pace from the start, and in a driving finish beat Fapp by a scant half length. Papp ran a Rood race and linns on gamely at the end. Peter Piper tired after assuming the lead on the last turn. In the inaugural dash the II. P. "Whitney colors were seen in front when Damask graduated from the maiden ranks by beating Mock Orange in a well contested finish. The defeat of Wildair in the third came os a surprise to the followers of the, "Whitney stable, as the Broomstick colt was considered best of those opposed to him. On Watch won, but "Wildair was saining fast after being cut off -when he attempted to come through on the inside. Another surprise was the defeat of both Gold Itond and Syosset in the steeplechase, Toppy Nix easily winning all the way. Old Leoehares scored in easy fashion in the sixth after being reserved in the early running. The make-up of the staff of officials at Laurel is somewhat different from the official family that presided at Havre de Grace. Joseph McLennan, who was racing secretary at the latter course, is one of the judges at Laurel, while Frank J. Itryan Is" nctlng as racing secretary. Kd Cole fills the position that C. Cornchlsen did in the judges stand at Havre de Srace. James Milton, who did the starting nt the Harford County course, acts in a similar capacity here. J. It. Skinker purchased at private sale of G. W. Forman the plater Joyful and turned her over to "W. K. Iturttschell to train, liurttschell also added several new racers to the public stable he is handling for various owners. He completed arrangements yesterday to take over the horses racing in the name of J. "W. Bean. In the latter string are the useful racers Broom Peddler and Martha Luekett. Iturttschell still continues to lcok after the Sam Louis string. H. D. BROWN EXPECTED SHORTLY. H. D. Brown, the moving spirit in the Cuba-American Jockey Club, is expected in Baltimore shortly. On his arrival he will make known to the horsemen his plans for the coming winter meeting in Cuba, anil an announcement will be made regarding purses, etc. Judging from the number of horsemen nml racegoers who have already announced their intention of going to Cuba next winter, the meeting at the Marianao course promises to eclipse all others ever held on the island. James Rosjs, who will act as manager of the racing in connection witli the Virginia State Fair, to be held at Richmond, has engaged C. Cornehlsen to net as steward at Richmond. Mr. Cornehlsen takes the place of Capt. P. M. Walker, who is incapacitated through illness. Several carloads of horses will leave the Maryland tracks for Richmond within the next few days, and at the conclusion of that meeting they will ship 1 direct to Cuba to be on hand for the opening of the Oriental Park meeting, which is scheduled to begin on Thanksgiving day. There were numerous arrivals from New York and Havre de Grace. The big stable of Sam Hildreth, including Lucullite, Purchase, Mad Hatter and Valor, arrived early in the morning, along with that of the Schwartz Bros., the star of which is the three-year-old Audacious. John Hastings, the trainer of the Schwartz Bros, stable, is pointing this good colt for the Maryland Handicap, to be run Saturday. U." W. Forman received a request from C. E. Clement to try to secure Loftus or Johnson to ride Rapid Day in the Latonia Championship Stakes. George Miller will leave tomorrow to do the starting at the limit meeting at Gwynedd, Pa., at the country place of Mr. Strassburger. The stewards at Laurel have continued the ruling made at Havre de Grace in refusing the entries of the horse Hauberk.
